Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 08:30 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Bozhidar Kraev 16' Y

Nicolas Milanovic 88' Y

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Alex King

18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–2	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	4–1	W
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–0	W
16 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	3–3	D
31 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–4	L
08 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–0	W
01 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#12	Position	#4
21	Points	40
26	Played	26
5 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
27	Scored	44
43	Conceded	33
-16	GD	+11
0.81	PPG	1.54
19%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' Poor challenge from Bozhidar Kraev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
21' Joshua Brillante, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nishan Velupillay on 34.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Reno Piscopo does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
44' Assisted by Jack Clisby with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bozhidar Kraev makes no mistake. 1-2!
46' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Kasey Bos is replaced by Adama Traore.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Jack Clisby makes way for Alex Gersbach at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Teague made 215 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Bruno Fornaroli by Nikolaos Vergos on 73 minute.
76' The Australia Brandon Borrello breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 2-2!
81' The 22-year-old Aydan Hammond has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
86' Mata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oscar Priestman at the 86 minute mark.
87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Milanovic makes it 3-2.
88' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Milanovic. He receives a card.
90' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 90 minute. Brandon Borrello leaves to be changed by Jarrod Carluccio.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 90'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Alex Gersbach 61'
23
Bozhidar Kraev
25
Joshua Brillante
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman ↓ Mata 86'
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 61'
21
Aydan Hammond ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 46'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 86'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 61'
3
Alex Gersbach ↑ 61'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 90'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↑ 46'

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Brendan Hamill
21
Roderick Miranda
7
Daniel Arzani ↓ Zinedine Machach 61'
1
Mitch Langerak
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 73'
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Clarismario 61'
6
Ryan Teague
22
Joshua Rawlins
17
Nishan Velupillay
14
Jordi Valadon
28
Kasey Bos ↓ Adama Traore 46'

Bench

Coach Arthur Diles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	4
Bruno Fornaroli	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Marcus Antonsson	3
Daniel Arzani	2
Tomislav Mrcela	2
Ben Folami	2
Nishan Velupillay	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-03-08 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-01 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.84 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC50% Draw22% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

50%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Melbourne Victory FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC35% Draw38% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 3

1 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	18%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.